Several CEOs and business executives have backed billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman’s call to not hire Harvard students, who issued a statement blaming Israel for Saturday’s horrific Hamas terror attacks on the country. He called on the Ivy League institute to release the names of all members of the Harvard student organisations that signed the statement.

“I have been asked by a number of CEOs if Harvard would release a list of the members of each of the Harvard organizations that have issued the letter assigning sole responsibility for Hamas’ heinous acts to Israel, so as to insure that none of us inadvertently hire any of their members,” Ackman said in a post on X.

Ackman’s call was backed by several other CEOs.

Jonathan Neman, CEO of salad chain Sweetgreen, responded by saying, “I would like to know so I know never to hire these people.”

Jake Wurzak, CEO of DoveHill Capital Management, wrote, “I second this.”

David Duel, CEO of EasyHealth, said “Same” in response to Ackman’s post.

Michael Broukhim, CEO of FabFitFun, also supported the move. “We are in as well,” he said.

The statement in the question was written by the Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee and signed by 33 student organisations. “We, the undersigned student organizations, hold the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence,” the statement said.

The statement further claimed millions of Palestinians in Gaza have been “forced to live in an open-air prison” and called on Harvard to “take action to stop the ongoing annihilation of Palestinians.”

Notably, the Islamic terrorists of Hamas attacked Israel on Saturday and killed more than 1200 people, including babies and women.